Natural Disaster Strikes: I Stockpiled Billions and Carved My Way Through the Apocalypse

Mu Jiuyue slept for a few hours at the hotel. When it was completely dark and the outside temperature dropped to sixty degrees Celsius, she took out a car from her spatial storage and continued her journey to K City.

While waiting to leave the city, we encountered several vehicles from the crematorium on the road.

The other drivers peeked out and looked over, all with sorrowful expressions.

"This awful weather, it's unbearably hot. That used to be an exaggeration, but now it's the truth." A taxi driver, shirtless and wearing shorts, said with a sigh, "I heard there are long queues at the crematorium, and they can't keep up with the cremations. There are just too many people dying. Most of them are elderly people who can't afford to turn on the air conditioning or fans."

"I'm running the air conditioner every day, and the electricity bill is unbearable! I don't even earn 200 yuan a day, but the electricity bill is already 2,000 yuan a month. How am I supposed to survive!"

"Yes, I've already brought my parents over. We're all crammed into one room with the air conditioning on to save on electricity."

“Sigh, my father-in-law just had his funeral yesterday because he couldn’t think straight.”

"Condolences."

Seeing the convoy ahead move, Mu Jiuyue started her car and followed without expression.

The current temperature is still somewhat tolerable for most people.

Three days later, most people would find it unacceptable.

As dawn broke, Mu Jiuyue finally returned to K City.

Her anxiety subsided.

From this moment on, she will absolutely not go out unless there is a reason.

She stockpiled so many supplies not so that she would suffer.

Back at the shelter, we saw Lao Hou diligently watering the scallions, ginger, and garlic to cool them down.

Even in the cave, the temperature had risen to nearly forty degrees Celsius.

"You're back." When Old Hou saw Mu Jiuyue, his face visibly relaxed. "You must be exhausted. I made you some mung bean soup and some cold dishes. Eat a couple of bites and go rest."

"Okay." Mu Jiuyue went back and took a shower first, and came out with her hair still dripping wet without even drying it.

Anyway, it dries completely in less than five minutes.

After wolfing down his meal, he went back to his room and collapsed into bed.

In the cave next door, Secretary Cao reported to Wei Lie, "At six o'clock this morning, the port was completely under control. According to our intelligence, Miss Mu took away goods worth approximately 200 billion from the port. I really don't know how she did it; three hours, it's unbelievable."

"Truly amazing skill," Wei Lie remarked. "That's probably the source of her confidence. If we cultivate a good relationship with her, we might need her help in the future. By the way, has the life pod she requested arrived yet?"

"They should be delivered tonight," Secretary Cao replied. "I ordered twenty extra. There are a total of 102 people in our group, and the eight-person life pods should be enough for an earthquake and tsunami."

"Okay, give Mu Jiuyue two more."

"clear."

"Pass the word: after completing the last order tonight, everyone withdraw." Wei Lie glanced at the thermometer outside and the temperatures in various locations on the video surveillance, and said solemnly, "Next, it's hell mode."

"Yes, Mr. Wei."

The life pod arrived that evening.

Mu Jiuyue absolutely adored it.

This escape capsule was custom-made in Japan, and it's incredibly luxurious inside.

The four-seater is a bit more basic, but it still has an oxygen chamber, food storage box, simple toilet, air purifier, etc., which can ensure that four people can survive inside for a week without any problem.

The eight-seater is even more impressive.

Inside, you can not only lie down and rest, but also take a simple bath. The food and medicine stored inside can sustain eight people for one or two months without any problem.

It can withstand a magnitude 12 earthquake and tsunami, and can withstand small volcanic eruptions.

It's an absolute lifesaver.

"Please thank me on behalf of General Manager Wei," Mu Jiuyue said to Secretary Cao. "Starting tomorrow, don't go anywhere."

"I will." Secretary Cao nodded with a smile: "President Wei has already instructed everyone else to withdraw."

Knowing Wei Lie's abilities, Mu Jiuyue stopped wasting words and politely sent over four dishes as a token of her gratitude.

Wei Lie's side has a large number of people, and they are all talented, but they don't have a proper chef.

They, a group of men, always ate ready-made food, such as frozen buns, steamed bread, and twisted rolls, or semi-finished dishes that they would just throw into a pot, stir-fry briefly, and serve.

There really isn't a chef like Lao Hou.

Therefore, four dishes is already a very good thank-you gift.

After all, Wei Lie dared not hire a chef from outside to cook for the cave, which was necessary to keep it secluded.

At most, we'll prepare it at the foot of the mountain and then bring it over.

But when it comes to food, freshly cooked dishes taste the best.

Therefore, Wei Lie was indeed very happy after the food was delivered.

Old Hou hasn't been idle these days either. He's been either steaming buns or stir-frying dishes. He's cooked all the dishes he knows how to cook.

Once it was cooked, it was filled into a 200-liter insulated container, which Mu Jiuyue then put away so that it could be eaten later when it was inconvenient.

Mu Jiuyue advised Old Hou to rest and not to rush.

But Lao Hou can't stay idle; he tends to overthink when he's not busy, so he'd rather be busy.

Mu Jiuyue stopped trying to persuade her and just lay there leisurely, cuddling her iced tea every day.

At this time, people in the neighborhood group chat started crying out, "Someone in my family died! My parents died from the heat, am I going to die soon too?"

Someone also posted a video showing that, in what appears to be an unknown building, electrical wires caught fire from the sun. The whole family was frantically trying to put out the fire, but to no avail. Within minutes, the entire building was engulfed in flames.

In the video, many people looked utterly desperate.

On many platforms, there are videos of frequent fires and news of large-scale deaths.

In just three days, the number of people who have died across the country due to the heat has exceeded ten million.

This large-scale death is just the beginning.

Compared to Mu Jiuyue's vague information, Wei Lie's information was more accurate.

"The higher-ups have already started building the shelter," Secretary Cao said to Wei Lie. "The Wei family has also made contact with the higher-ups, donating a lot of supplies in exchange for priority accommodation in the shelter."

Wei Lie smiled coldly: "They're the most opportunistic. Ignore them. Any news from the shelters in K City?"

"The shelters in K City have already started recruiting. They heard you're in K City and have already contacted me. Mr. Wei, should we get involved?" Secretary Cao asked.

Wei Lie pondered for a moment and said, "We can provide some supplies and ask for more shelter slots. But we won't go to the shelters."

"Yes." Secretary Cao then asked, "Should we inform Miss Mu?"

"Tell her," Wei Lie said; "and ask her when the next natural disaster will be."

"Understood." Secretary Cao immediately turned around and went to find Mu Jiuyue.

"A shelter?" Mu Jiuyue shook her head: "I'm not going."

The shelter was great at first and did save a lot of people.

That was when it was still up there.

Once chaos erupts above, the satellite falls, everyone loses communication and fights their own battles, and the shelter becomes a meat grinder.

The people living there lived in misery, a life worse than death.

She had experienced it in her past life.

She has her own sanctuary in this life, and she doesn't want to suffer like this again.